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A tremor is rippling through the US wheat industry as officials say they are investigating another crop of "rogue" genetically modified wheat—this one in Montana. The US Agriculture Department announced the find Friday at the same time it declared an earlier so-called "franken-wheat" scare in Oregon an unsolved mystery, NBC News reports. The latest discovery stretches over one to three acres at a University of Montana research center, beside fields where Monsanto legally tested genetically herbicide-resistant wheat 11 years ago, the AP reports.

Why the concern? Because Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan temporarily stopped buying western white wheat from Pacific Northwestern states after the Oregon find last May. A US wheat growers' rep predicts no disruption this time, but an analyst tells Reuters that "some of our customers, particularly in Asia" will likely pull back and take "a wait-and-see attitude." The concern is that the GE wheat—which foreign markets have banned—could mingle with nearby commercial wheat fields (although there's little evidence that GE seeds are less safe, the AP notes). Monsanto has alleged that detractors planted the rogue "franken-wheat" last time, while critics say earlier GE-wheat testing is contaminating natural crops. (A farmer has sued Monsanto over "franken-wheat.")

the truth is, grains have the lowest amount of nutrients of any food group - outside of junk foods ..... better to eat potatoes ... which have high levels of potassium and vitamin c ... and sweet potatoes, which have some of the highest levels of vit A ever, crucial for the immune system ..... just make sure you grow your own organically, so monsanto can't poison it with their friendly franken genes .....

arlenice

Sep 29, 2014 2:54 PM CDT

They claim that there is no problem finding GMO wheat? Wrong! Even if the Asians had not refused to buy it; it is still a bad product for us to consume because when the DNA has been tampered with; it is not genetically compatible to our human DNA. Everything that God made for us to eat was made for us... not for people of other planets; and when we eat genetic tampered foods, fruits and vegetables... our body chemistry cannot identify nor digest it, and it has been suggested that it is one of the many reasons that people are getting overweight; getting allergies and other health problems; I am surprised that we have not seen aggressive attorneys filing suits against these GMO companies! The government has "Allowed" this travesty against us and against our health! The same goes for many prescribed medicines and over the counter medicines. People need to check the information at the libraries! There are books; there are computers available to go on the internet to check our anything and everything! EDUCATE SELF, EDUCATE CHILDREN, EDUCATE, EDUCATE, EDUCATE! God bless us and protect us